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Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union – Lineups & Match Details

Columbus Crew beat Philadelphia Union 2-0. Goals: M. Arfsten (4'), M. Arfsten (45'). Columbus Crew had 56% possession against Philadelphia Union's 44%. Shots on target: 4-2.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 10

Saturday, 25 April 2026

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union

Referee: F. Dujic

Lineups

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew4-4-2
P. Schulte28P. SchulteG
A. Herrera2A. HerreraD
R. Camacho4R. CamachoD
S. Zawadzki25S. ZawadzkiD
M. Amundsen18M. AmundsenD
M. Arfsten27M. ArfstenM
S. Bangoura17S. BangouraM
D. Chambost7D. ChambostM
H. Picard30H. PicardM
D. Rossi10D. RossiF
T. Habroune16T. HabrouneF

Substitutes

1N. HagenG
90N. AkhundzadeF
19J. ThiareF
31S. MoreiraD
8D. GazdagM
21Y. CheberkoD
14A. SejdicM
23M. FarsiD
12C. RuvalcabaD
Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union4-4-2
A. Blake18A. BlakeG
N. Harriel26N. HarrielD
J. Sery Larsen5J. Sery LarsenD
O. Makhanya29O. MakhanyaD
P. Ndinga20P. NdingaD
D. Jean Jacques21D. Jean JacquesM
J. Bueno8J. BuenoM
J. Rafanello14J. RafanelloM
C. Sullivan6C. SullivanM
M. Iloski10M. IloskiF
B. Damiani9B. DamianiF

Substitutes

76A. RickG
11A. BedoyaM
19I. VassilevM
4J. LukicM
28A. AnelloF
16B. BenderM
2G. MartinezD
23E. AlladohF
51M. JakupovicF

Match Events

4'G

M. Arfsten

39'Y

D. Jean-Jacques

45'Y

S. Bangoura

45'+7S

J. Bueno

Substitution 1

45'G

M. Arfsten

46'S

P. Ndinga Ossibadjouo

Substitution 2

63'S

H. Picard

Substitution 1

66'S

Cavan Sullivan

Substitution 3

66'S

J. Rafanello

Substitution 4

70'S

D. Rossi

Substitution 2

70'S

T. Habroune

Substitution 3

81'S

S. Bangoura

Substitution 4

81'S

M. Arfsten

Substitution 5

84'S

B. Damiani

Substitution 5

90'+4R

J. Sery Larsen

Statistics

Columbus Crew
56%44%
Philadelphia Union
1.25Expected Goals (xG)0.73
7Total Shots9
4Shots on Target2
2Corners4
11Fouls18
2Offsides3
79Pass Accuracy (%)73
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Columbus Crew host Philadelphia Union on Saturday, 25 April 2026. The kick-off time is 23:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Columbus Crew go into the match 13th in the table; Philadelphia Union sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Columbus Crew have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Philadelphia Union have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 29 Jun 2025: Columbus Crew 1-0 Philadelphia Union; 10 May 2025: Columbus Crew 2-2 Philadelphia Union; 5 Oct 2024: Columbus Crew 3-2 Philadelphia Union. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Columbus Crew beat Philadelphia Union 2-0. Columbus Crew scored through M. Arfsten 4', M. Arfsten 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 45 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Columbus Crew held 56% of the ball against 44% for Philadelphia Union. Shots on target finished 4-2. Expected goals read 1.25 for Columbus Crew, 0.73 for Philadelphia Union.

Verdict

The win nudges Columbus Crew forward and leaves Philadelphia Union with work to do. Columbus Crew sat 13th and Philadelphia Union 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.